Stop motion is a type of animation technique used to create the illusion of movement by taking a series of still photographs of an object or character and then playing them back in rapid succession. It is also known as frame-by-frame animation, and is often used in the production of films, television shows, commercials, and music videos. The term 'stop motion' comes from the fact that each frame of the animation is taken one at a time, and then the camera is stopped before the next frame is taken. FREEZE, which is a 6 letter solution for this crossword, is a term used to describe the process of stopping the camera between frames.